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Simon Moore

Simon Moore is one of the UK’s most consistently published freelance journalists on freelancing,

self-employment and contractor issues, such as IR35, the Loan Charge and late payment.

Trained in News & Features writing by NCTJ-approved journalism tutors, Simon worked in the

newsrooms of local, consumer and national press titles, before setting up his own editorial services

company, Moore News Ltd.

The company’s clients include a FTSE-listed recruiter, a division of one of the ‘Big 4’ accountancy

firms and the UK’s largest small business forum. Simon’s articles have been linked to by The Daily

Telegraph and the biggest newspaper website in the world, MailOnline.

A slump in live IT contractor assignments just got deeper for the third month in a row.

Contractor to mount a day of action against a 2019, or 2020 extension.

Details of where you live soon to be omitted in Companies House filings.

Rundown of what end-users in the capital want, outside of development and security.

23rd February, 2018 | Jobs Guides

A real umbrella would have thwarted a first of its kind bogus self-employment case.

Seven near certainties of IR35 reform in the private sector.

No denials that ‘strategic options’ for SJD Accountancy’s parent are being looked at.

Second legal expert finds fault with the broadcaster since IR35 stung one of its presenters.

Profits squeeze predicted -- except for a small band of associate professionals.

An analysis of how a PSC at BBC News made headlines that neither party will have wanted.

Contesting the taxman’s claims digitally has the edge over doing it manually.

A ‘life-changing’ tax debt faces a media veteran who says she’s a scapegoat.

Taxman gets some of the claims of an ‘IR35-compliant’ solutions firm taken offline.

Feeling the squeeze amid uncertainty, contractors feel up against it on multiple fronts.

What’s sought-after in cyber security right now is simply too numerous to list.

14th February, 2018 | Jobs Guides

Only 99 days to go until your data responsibilities are overhauled. Will you be ready?

Agency reveals what’s going on in the city’s DevOps and Development spaces.

13th February, 2018 | Jobs Guides

A few forces against IT contractors are overrun by those in favour of them.

More than a dozen types of IT contractor are proving hard for agencies to source.

Almost all the Taylor Review gets accepted, to the approval of contractors’ supporters.